Legal Opinion
State v. Van Valkenburg
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 15, 1970PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlcorn, C. J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of burglary and has appealed from the judgment rendered on the verdict.
One assignment of error is the alleged action of the trial court in refusing to permit defense counsel to question two prospective jurors during the voir dire concerning their personal feelings and possible prejudice in the event that the defendant failed to testify. There is no factual basis for this claimed error. The unattacked finding discloses that the court permitted defense counsel repeatedly to inquire concerning whether the defendant’s failure to testify would…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- O’connor v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1965
- State v. VarsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
- Krattenstein v. G. Fox & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- State v. MalletteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1966
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3Cited by23 opinions
- State v. GriffinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- State v. BurkeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- State v. MalleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
- State v. ParhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1978
- State v. ReardonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
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